The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-11-11
Ladies' Department.
New York Fashions.
MEMS WINTER CLOTHING.

dressed men to wear during the au'
-tumn and winter are of dark mixed
suitings and checks and stripes that
are not conspicuous-indeed, are al
most invsiblc-producing dark gray
shades, brown and red mixtures,
black and brown checks, etc. These
suits may haye cut'a-way coat, fast
ened by three or four buttons, as the
size of the wearer dictates, or else
four. buttoned sack.coat; the waist
coat NAV have "step'' rolled (notch
ed) collar or standing "step" COL
lar; the edges are double stitched.
Trousers for these suits-and indeed
for all suits-are cut medium wide
and hang straight, but they are not
of exaggerated width, nor do they
have the folded crease down the
front and back which belongs to
ready-made clothing. A dark silk
or satin scarf tied in large knot, a
black Derby hat, and tan or mahog-
any colored gloves with wide black
stitching are worn with business
suits.
These dressy morning suits that
that are worn in the afternoon as
we'll have a cut-away coat and vest
of black or dark blue corkscrew
cloth, or of diagonal that is not very
wide, or else Of the crape-fni shed
Goth. This coat may button one
button, or else be closed by three or
four buttons, the edges are flat,
braided or corded. The frock coat
suit is accepted as the correct day
dress suit for formal receptions in
the afternoon and for day weddings,
alike for the bridegroom, ushers
and guests. Fine black diagon al
corkscrew CLOTH or Cheviot-a cloth
without 'facing-are used for the
double breasted frock-coat, which is
of medium length, reaching nearly
to the knees is fastened by four
buttons, has corded silk facing. is
bound with ribbon braid, and line
with black satin. The vest of the
cloth is single-breasted' and medium
high, with "step" rolled collar, or
else a rolled collar which is not
notched, and has binding like that
on the coat. The trousers are of
dark stripes, though lighter trous-
ers are worn by bridegroom and
his attendants. White or very light
ottoman silk scarfs. with jewelled
scarf-pin, and pearl-colored gloves
stitched with pearl. are worn by the
groom, best man, and ushers; the
guests also wear light scarfs with
tan colored gloves; high hat COM
pletes frock coat suit.
.Overcoats for general use are of
the styles worn last year, viz,
sacks of medium length and quite
straight back, made of Melton, Ely
slams, vicunas, or beaver cloth. Blue
brown, olive and black are the colors
most used. English tailors make
these sacks double breasted, with
Tapped seams and quilted lining, or
e,se with the very English plaid lin
ings of warm kersey cloth. The In
yerness cape.coat of black diagonals
or Cheviot is also introduced; this
has deep cape confined to the front
but not meeting to button; the back
is in sack shape. The English COW
crt coats of the same light brown
color all the year are short sacks
with strapped seams, and three patch
pockets with flaps in and out. Driv-
ing coats of box.clcth of darker
brown or Of a lighter shade are
broad Gouble-breasted sacks reach
ing to the knee, and are made ex-
tremely large tor the wearer; the
cloth is doubled in the upper part of
the coat and in the upper sleeves,
the collar is velvet, and the lining
is thick plaid kersey, except for the
sleeves, which are lined with satin
and faced at the wrists with velvet.
The large buttons are of brown ouf-
falo horn or else of white pearl. u
sters are very long, and are made
with deep cape. Fur-lined coats
for winter driving and sleighing are
large loose sacks of black or brown
cloth with luxurious lining through